Umbrella-support



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UMBRELLAv SUPPORT.

No. 314,290. Patented Mar. 24,1885.

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vFREDRICK HAITZ, OF TOVANDA, ILLINOIS.

UMBRELLA-SUPPORT.

SPECEFCATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 314,290,6latec'l March24, 1885.

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To @ZZ whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, FREDRICK HAITZ, a citizen of the United States,residing at Towanda, in the county of McLean and State of Illinois, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in Umbrella Attachments toVehicles, of which the following is a specification, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to an improvement in umbrella-supports; and itconsists in the peculiar construction and combination of devices, thatwill be more fully set forth hereinafter, and particularly pointed outin the claims.

The object of my invention is to provide an umbrella-support thatisadapted to attach an umbrella to awagon or other vehicle, or to an iagricultural machine-such as a mowing-machine, a grain-binder, orcorn-planter, &c.-- said support being provided with means by which theumbrellaA may be adjusted vertically or horizontally, or inclined to anydesired angle.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of myinvention complete, showing an umbrella at-tached thereto. Fig.

A2 is a similar View of my support, taken at right angles to Fig. l, theumbrella being omitted. Fig. 3 is a vertical central sectional view.Figs. 4 and 5 are detailed views.

Referring to the letters on the accompanying drawings, a represents acasting, which forms the means, for the attachment of the support to thevehicle or machine. This casting or base is provided with a1lange,a,which extends horizontally from the upper edge of the castingon one side. This flange rests on the upper edge of the seat or body towhich the support is attached, and which I have indicated in dottedlines in Figs. l and 2, and a bolt, u?, is provided, which passeshorizontally through the casting or base, and through Y the side of theseat or body. A nut, a3, is ap plied to the threaded end of the bolt,and secures the base or casting rigidly in position. From the upper sideof the base extends the vertical hollow shaft b, which has slots b cutin opposite sides nearits upper end. A sleeve, c, which is of adiametercorresponding to the interior diameter of the hollow shaft,is placed insaid shaft, and is retained therein and permitted -a slight verticalplay by a pin, c, which passes through the slots b and through the lowerend of the sleeve. An extensile spring, d, is placed in the shaft b, andbears against the lower end of the sleeve, and thereby prevents thesleeve from jarring and gives vit an easy vertical play in the hollowshaft.

The sleeve chas a slot, c2, out on one side, which slot extends nearlythe length of the sleeve, and from one side of the slot, at a rightangle thereto, are formed the curved indents c, which are preferablyequidistant apart,and which extend the length of the slot. Asupporting-rod, e, which has a head, f, is located in the sleeve c, andis secured therein at any desired height by means of the sliding catchf', which slides on a transverse pin, f2, that projects from one side ofthe rod near the bottom thereof. This catch is provided with aprojecting stud,f3, which when the catch is pressed in on the pin entersthe slot c? and partially turns the rod e, so as to cause the pin fz toenter one of the indents, and thereby support the rod in place. It willbe very readily understood that any desired vertical adjustment may thusbe made for the supporting-rod.'

Near the upper end of the rod e are cut notches c', one each ou foursides,and through the head f extends horizontally a turningpin, g, whichis provided with a atten'ed projecting head, g', and which has anotch,g2,which, when the upper end of the supporting-rod is passed through theopening f3, registers with one of the notches e of said rod. Aquarterturn of the pin g causes it to enter one of the notches e, andthus binds the head to the supporting-rod and prevents rotation thereon.There being four of the notches e', it is clear that the head may besecured to the rod at either ofthe four points of a circle. A washer,e2, bears against the under side of the head, and a washer, ci, bearsagainst the upper side thereof, and is clamped thereto by a nut, e4,-which fits on the screw-threaded upper end of the rod.

h represents a horizontal rod, which is secured in ahorizontalopening,f, that is made in the head, and is permitted rotation therein.A semicircular liauge, f5, depends from one end of the head, being drawnfrom the center of the opening ft, and this flange has a series ICO rodhy at any desired point.

of indents, f, formed in its outer face, near its edge, as shown. Anarm, h, projects from the rod h at right angles to said rod, and thelower end of this arm has a spring-actuated bolt, h2, which is `adaptedto enter either of the series of indents, and thereby secure the Theouter end of the rod h is squared on its upper side, as at h, and onthis end is fitted the enlarged supporting end or base 7e of the hollowshaft 7a', that is adapted to receive the lower end of the unibrella-rodZ. Notches hL are made on the upper side of the rod Zz., and aspring-actuated bolt, Z', similar to the bolt h2, engages with one ofthese notches, and thus secures the shaft L to the rod ZL at any desiredpoint. A slot, 7a2, is cut in the shaft k, near its upper edge.

Z represents an umbrella-rod, which is con` fined in position intheshaft 7; by means of a springdetent, m, that enters the slot k2. Thisumbrella-rod is provided with a spring-detent, m2, near its upper end,and with a similar detent, m3, which is located near the detent m', andnear the lower end of the umbrellarod.

a represents a thimble, which is provided with a slot, fn, for thereception of the detent m2, and has a flange, a?, projecting out fromnear its lower end. The lower end of this thimble a is supported in theupper end of a second thimble, o, and the umbrella-rod passes throughboth of these thimbles, as shown. A springactuated catch, d, is pivotedto the thimble o, and engages with the flange-a2 of the thimble a, andthus secures said thimbles together. A slot, o2, that is cut in thethimble o, is for the detent m when the umbrellaihimbles are at thelower end of the umbrellarod. The ribs ofthe umbrella are pivoted to theupper end of the thimble a, as at a3, and the lower ends of thesupporting-stays of the umbrella are pivoted to the thimble o, as at o.Ears o4 project upwardly from the upper end of the thimble o, and enterrecesses at, that are made in the flange a2 of the thimble a, and thusprevents one of the thinibles-from being rotated or turned independentlyor" the other. These thimbles,with the cover, ribs, and stays of theumbrella, are adapted to slide up and down upon the umbrellarod, or tobe removed l entirely therefrom. Vhen the thimbles are locked together,the umbrella is open, and by pressing in the detent m3 the umbrella canbe removed from the rod and used independently of said rod, it' desired.

An umbrella-support thus constructed can be attached to any vehicle, andallows the umbrella to be adjusted vertically, horizontally, and to beswungraround to any desired point of a circle, or to be inclined to anydesired angle.

A Having thus described my invention, I claimM i l. The combinationof'the base a, hollow shaft b, sleeve c, supporting-rod e, having headf, a catch for securing the rod to the sleeve at Iany desired point,horizontal rod 7L, journaled in the head f, and a catch for securingsaid rod at any desired point ofrotation, and vertical hollow shaft Zr,that is adapted to slide on rod h, and to receive and support anumbrella` substantially as described.

2. The combination of the base a, hollow shaft b, spring CZ, sleeve c,bearing on said spring, supporting-rod c, having head f, a catch forsecuring the rod to the sleeve at any desired point, horizontal rodjt,journaled in the head, and a catch for securing said rod at any desiredpoint of rotation, and vertical shaft Ziz, that is adapted to slide onrod h and to receive and support an umbrella, substantially asdescribed.

3. The combination of the base a, having hollow shaft b, sleeve c,supporting-rod e, head f, swiveled to rod e, and a catch for clampingthehead to the rod, horizontal rod h, journaled in the head, and a catchfor securing saidv rod at any desired p'oint of rotation, and verticalshaft k', that is adapted to slide on rod h, and to receive and supportan umbrella, substair tially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own l have hereto afiixedmy signature inv presence of two witnesses.

FREDRICK HAITZ.

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